While Abbas' adviser was criticizing Hamas for sending Gazans to their death, Abbas' Fatah Movement celebrated the participation of an infant in the Gaza demonstrations.
The demonstrations were sparked by the arrest of two yeshiva students who refused to appear at the IDF enlistment office.
Rioting Arab youths hurled rocks at police on the Temple Mount but for once failed to end visits there on Tuesday.
Israel Police arrested an eight-month pregnant woman in Yitzhar before dawn Wednesday on suspicion of incitement.
By Robert Ellis
The EU Commission's progress report deals with a polarized society and a government that takes repressive measures against citizens who assert their democratic rights.